Horizontal Panel with a Thimble Design Below a Frieze with Three Scenes in Arches
1580–1600
Medium
Engraving and blackwork
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (6.1 × 6.9 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.5785(4)
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Art Historical Context
Created around 1580–1600 by Johann Theodor de Bry, this delicate engraving and blackwork print exemplifies the ornamental designs popular in late Renaissance Europe. Measuring just over two inches tall, the small sheet served as a model for craftsmen, combining intricate patterns with narrative scenes. De Bry, part of a renowned family of printmakers, specialized in such versatile works that bridged fine art and applied decoration. The composition features a frieze divided into three arched scenes populated by male and female figures, some nude, evoking classical motifs reinterpreted through ...
About the Artist
Johann Theodor de Bry · 1561–1923
Comment on works: copper engraver